 What a strange moment must it be, when near Thy journey's end thou hast the gulf in view ! That awful gulf no mortal e'er repass'd To tell what's doing on the other side. Nature runs back, and shudders at the sight, And every life-string bleeds at thoughts...  The Grave: A Poem - Page 16by Robert Blair - 1903 - 44 pagesFull view - About this book
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...thoughts of parting ! For part they muft : body and foul muft part ; Fond couple ! link'd more clofe than wedded pair. This wings its way to its Almighty Source, The \vitnefs of its actions, now its Judge; "Hat drops into the dark and noifome grave, Like a difabled... | |
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...thoughts of parting f For part they muft : body and foul muft part ; Fond couple! link'd more clofc than wedded pair, •This wings its way to its Almighty Source, The witncls of its actions, now its judge ; Tbiil drop» into the dark and noiibmc g'.avc, Like a dilabled... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...Nature runs b.4pk, and shudders at the sight, And ev'ry life-string bleeds at thoughts of parting; For part they must; body and soul must part; Fond...Grave, Like a disabled pitcher of no use. If death was nothing, and nought after death; If when men dy'd, at once they ceas'd to be, Returning to the... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1802 - 160 pages
...side. Nature runs back and shudders at the sight, And every life-string bleeds at thoughts of parting! For part they must; body and soul must part; Fond...were nothing, and nought after death ; If when men dy'd, at once they ceas'd to be, Returning to the barren womb of nothing, Whence first they sprung... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...Nature runs back, and shudders at the sight, And every life- string bleeds at thoughts of parting! For part they must! body and soul must part! Fond...wedded pair; This wings its way to its Almighty Source^ Ths witness of its actions, now its judge ; That drops into the dark and noisome grave, Like a disabled... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...side. Nature runs back and shudders at the sight, And ev'ry life-string bleeds at thoughts of parting; For part they must ; body and soul must part ; Fond...Grave, Like a disabled pitcher of no use. If death was nothing, and nought after death; If when men dy'd, at once they ceas'd to be, Returning to the... | |
 | 1806 - 184 pages
...shudders at the sight, And every life-string hleeds at thoughts of parting! For part they must : hody and soul must part ; Fond couple ! link'd more close than wedded pair. Tfus wings its way to its Almighty Source, The witness of its actions, now its judge ; That drops into... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...runs back .and shuddersat thesight, [ins ' And ev'ry life-string bleeds at thoughts of partFotpart t ; In all, let nature never be forgot ; But treat the goddess like a modest fair, Nor Tltit wings its way to its Almighty Source, Tl* witness of its actions, now its judge ; That drops... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...side. Nature runs back and shudders at the sight, And ev'ry life-string bleeds at thoughts of parting; For part they must; body and soul must part; Fond...Grave, Like a disabled pitcher of no use. If death was nothing, and nought after death; If when men dy'd, at once they ceas'd to be, Returning to the... | |
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...side. Nature runs back, and shudders at the sight, And every life-string bleeds at thought of parting ; For part they must; body and soul must part: Fond...Grave, Like a disabled pitcher of no use. If death was nothing, and nought after death; If when men died, at once they ceas'd to be, Returning to the... | |
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